Jackman's royal night out

Hugh Jackman met Queen Elizabeth at a special reception for Australians.

Hugh Jackman can tick one more thing off his bucket list: He met Queen Elizabeth.

The Aussie was invited to Buckingham Palace for a glittering reception honoring top Australians in honor of the Queen's jaunt down under. She is scheduled to visit the Commonwealth realm next week.

So what did the pair chat about?

"She was talking about the flight, about traveling. I wanted to ask her if she was stopping off, but I didn't think I was meant to ask questions," he told reporters, revealing a rule of royal etiquette: The Queen asks all the questions, thank you very much.

"I did say, 'Have a great trip to Australia,' and she said, 'Thank you, I'm excited about it.'"